Clothes-drier



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G. W. ROGERS. Clothes-Drier.

No. 227,385. Patented May 11, I880.

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UNITE STATES ATENT CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,385, dated May 11,1880.

Application filed March 9, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. RoGERs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rome City, in the county of Noble and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Olothes-Driers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had totheaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of clothesdriers which are employedin the house or laundry, and which, after being used, may be folded andset off at one side of the room out of the way.

It consists in a main rack and in a supplemental or secondary rackmounted on the main rack, and. the two relatively constructed and unitedso that they fold together or open at the same time. When closed orfolded the device will stand alone, and may be set near the wall of thelaundry, and the several horizontal tiers of rounds or bars will formshelves on which the folded clothes or other articles may be laid.

In the drawings, Figure l is an end elevation of the device opened orunfolded. Fig. 2 is an end elevation, showing the device folded; andFig. 3 is a side elevation of the folded device, showing the position ofthe several rounds as they come together in horizontal rows and formshelves.

A is the main rack, which rests on the floor, and B is the supplementalor secondary rack, which is mounted on thegmain rack.

The main rackis composed of two side frames, to a, the inner frames, 1)b, and the locking-bars c c. The end or vertical bars, a, of the sideframe, a, are united by the rounds or horizontal bars a a we, formingstaunch hurdleframes, as shown. The number of rounds in one of the sideframes corresponds to the number in the other, and they are arrangedimmediately opposite to each other, as shown. The upper ends of the sidebars, I) b, of the inner frames, 1), are pivoted on the rounds a whiletheir inner ends are extended downward and (No model.)

crossed, and are pivoted together at b and to the inner ends of thelocking-bars c o, as shown. The outer ends of the bars 0 c are pivotedon the rounds (0 in the side frames, a. The rounds I) I) b in theframes 1) are so arranged that when the device is folded they will berespectively in the same horizontal plane with the rounds a a a in theside frames, a a, as shown in Fig. 2.

The supplementalrack B is mounted on the main rack A, and it is composedof two frames, (1 d, whichare crossed and pivoted together by the roundd, while their lower ends are pivoted on the rounds I) b of the innerframes, 1). The frames (1 d are so arranged that the round (1 will be inthe same horizontal plane with the rounds a a when the device is folded,

, as is shown in Fig. 2. In the outer ends of the frames (1, I place theadditional rounds 02 (1 which are also arranged to come together in thesame horizontal plane, as shown.

To provide an additional round I employ the top bars, 0 e, which arepivoted on the rounds d d in the outer ends of the frames (1 d, and havetheir upper ends united by the additional round 0'.

It will be seen that the device, when constructed as described, can befolded or unfolded at pleasure, both racks opening or closing at thesame time.

When the device is unfolded, as shown in Fig. 1, the bars 0 0 will lockthe frames in the open position shown, so that they cannot be closed byany accidental force applied to them.

The side frames, to a, open and form a wide base, which gives steadinessto the position of the rack.

When folded the rack will stand alone, and the rounds will come togetherin the same horizontal plane, as shown in Fig. 3, and form a shelf onwhich folded clothes and other articles may be laid.

It will be seen thatthe main rack A, when' made as described, willoperate without having the supplemental rack B mounted on it, and thatthe rounds a b a I) and a b will come together, as hereinbeforeexplained.

The supplemental rack B provides additional rounds on which to hangclothing, and also operates simultaneously with the rack A,

and completes two additional shelves by the insertion of the rounds dand a a as shown.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The rack A, composed of the side frames, a (0, provided with therounds a a (a a the inner frames, 1) I), provided with the rounds I) bb, and pivoted to the upper ends of the side frame, a, and extendeddownward and crossed and pivoted together on the round b thelocking-bars c a, pivoted to the rounds a in the side frames and to therounds b b in lower ends of the inner frames, b b, and having' theseveral rounds in the side frames, a a, and the inner frames, 1) 1),arranged relatively to each other, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

2. The combination, with the rack A, having the side frames, to a,provided with rounds a a and the inner frames, 1) b, pivoted to theupper ends of the said side frames and crossed and pivoted together, andprovided with rounds b b, of the frames 01 d, forming a sup- GEORGE W.ROGERS.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM LAWSON, ENos K. STRAWN.

